September 2004 - Top
Read Articles
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Dining
Patron Refuses to Leave Mandatory Tip Due to Poor Food, Service; Restaurateur
Calls the Cops and Patron Charged with Theft of Service
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Marriott
Mountain Shadows Resort Shuts Down; Owner Host Marriott Decides Not to
Renovate the Hotel
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Federal
Per Diem Rates FY2005 - Effective October 1, 2004
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ADA
Lawsuit Alert: Beware the Internet �Surf-by�- A new twist on the
ADA �drive-by� lawsuit
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Developing
an Email Marketing Strategy in Hospitality / Jason Price and Max Starkov
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Hotel
Success Hinges on Relationship Between Owner, Asset Manager, GM / Rick
Swig
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Everyone
Should Know What the Sales Department Does / Hotel Common Sense
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Defining
Customer Service: the Customer�s Perception is Our Reality / William F.
Orilio
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Hervey
Feldman, "Father of Embassy Suites," Dead at 67
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Hyatt
International Appoints Six to General Manager Posts
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
Forecasts RevPAR to Increase by 6.3% in 2004, the Largest Increase in 20
Years
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By
Mutual Agreement Richard North Stepping Down as Chief Executive InterContinental
Hotels Group
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Most
Hospitality "Help Wanted" Classified Ads Suck / Barry Williams
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Bringing
Out the Best in People; Principles to Apply to the Team You Lead - the
Front Desk, the Housekeeping, Servers, the Kitchen
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Specific
Complaints Detailed in Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CNL Hospitality
Properties, Inc.
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Steven
J. Heyer Named Starwood Chief Executive Officer; Former President and COO
of The Coca-Cola Company to Succeed Barry Sternlicht
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Heavy
Footsteps, Doors Slamming, Cool Drafts; Unexplained Occurrences at Historic
Hotels of America Member Hotels
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Florida's
Hurricane Problems Could Put Big Dent in Future Convention Business
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InterContinental
Hotels Putting 76 Properties Up for Sale to Raise UKpound 1.3 billion
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Is
Your Hotel�s Rate Shopping Report an �Overpriced Tree Killer�?
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / September 2004
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Cendant
Acquring Online Travel Company Orbitz for $1.25 billion in Cash
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From
Newspapers to In-Room Beverages, Hilton Garden Inn "Ask the Traveler" Survey
Reveals What Business Travelers Really Want
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Benchmark
Hospitality's Top Dining Trends for the Future, as Observed by its Properties
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Hotel
Franchise Agreements: Opportunities And Pitfalls / Robert Braun
September 30, 2004
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Caribbean
Hotel Association - Hurricane Recovery Status Report: Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks
& Caicos
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Magnolia
Hotels Choose Synxis for New Chain Code (MG) Launch
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Shifts
in Consumer Behavior Impacting Both Business and Leisure Travel; Wrap-up
of Trends from the HSMAI/NYU Industry Strategy Conference
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Hurricanes
Knock Out Up to 20% of Melbourne, Florida Area's 10,000 Hotel Rooms
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Florida
Keys and Key West Hotel Occupancy Hit 10 Year Low of 62.6% Occupancy for
August 2004, September Likely to be Way Off
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The
Onslaught of Two Hurricanes Shuts Down the 70-year-old Driftwood Resort
in Vero Beach Indefinitely
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Fate
of the 299-room Radisson Beach Resort Fort Walton Beach May Change in Hurricane's
Wake
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The
Gettys Group Turns Adversity to Opportunity for Sanibel Harbour Resort
& Spa; Interior Design and Procurement Firm Helps Hotels and Resorts
Get Back to Business after Hurricanes
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Raffles
International Appoints of Ms Leong Wai Leng as Chief Executive Officer
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In
August 2004, RevPAR Drops 2.1% for the French Hotel Industry / MKG
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Sean
Maddock Appointed General Manager of the Arizona Biltmore Resort &
Spa
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Vail
Resorts Takes Steps to Enhance Corporate Governance, Board of Directors
to Become Smaller, More Tightly Focused, More Independent
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Hotel
Booking Solutions Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner
Program
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Park
Hyatt Zurich First Purpose-built Luxury Hotel to Open in Zurich for Over
20 years
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Vail
Resorts Reports Net loss for the 2004 Fiscal Year of $6.0 million Compared
to a Net Loss of $8.5 million for Previous Year; Resort Revenue Up 7.4%
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Tim
Alex Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for Outrigger Hotels &
Resorts' Condominium and Timeshare Division
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The
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Appoints Kathleen Titus as Northeast Senior
Sales Manager
September 29, 2004
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Cendant
Acquring Online Travel Company Orbitz for $1.25 billion in Cash
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From
Newspapers to In-Room Beverages, Hilton Garden Inn "Ask the Traveler" Survey
Reveals What Business Travelers Really Want
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The
1,500 room Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on the Potomac
to Open in March 2008, Will Be Largest Largest Hotel and Convention Center
in the Washington DC Area
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Rezidor
SAS Hospitality Takes Over Management of the Four Seasons Hotel in Berlin,
Rebrands The Regent Berlin; Wolfgang Nitschke Named General Manager
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The
654 room Hyatt Orange County Acquired by Ashford Hospitality Trust for
$81 million in Cash
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Centered
On the Color White, Palace Resorts Plans New Luxury Brand: Le Blanc Spa
Resort Debuting in Cancun
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The
Breakers Again Temporarily Closed, Post Hurricane Jeanne Re-opening Date
Yet to Be Determined
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Jamiaca
Shows 30 Top Travel Industry Leaders First-hand the Excellent Condition
of Jamaica�s Tourism Product after the Storm
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La
Cabana All Suite Beach Resort & Casino in Aruba Remains on the Cutting-edge
of Sustainable Technologies to Minimize Impact on the Environment
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ParkSide
Real Estate Capital Announces its Formation and New Lending Programs for
Hotels and Commercial Real Estate
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Mandarin
Oriental, New York Presidential Suite Deal: $50,000 for Two Nights
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A
Total of 250 New and 1,250 Returning Exhibitors Set for the 89th Annual
International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show
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John
J. Cahill, CHA, CHTP, Selected as the Recipient of HFTP�s 2004 Paragon
Award
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Hilton
Hotels Corporation Names Stefani Strategos Vice President of Project Finance;
Namit Malhotra Vice President of Feasibility and Investment Analysis
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BringYourPet.com
Offers Multiple Property Discount To Pet Friendly Hotels
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Sycuan
Resort & Casino Selects Revelation POS from InfoGenesis
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Thayer
Interactive Group Announces Previous Appointment of Michael Pusateri as
EVP of Sales & Services
September 28, 2004
September 27, 2004
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Colony
Capital Acquiring Harrah's East Chicago, Harrah's Tunica, Atlantic City
Hilton and Bally's Tunica for about $1.24 billion
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David
Kong Appointed Best Western International's New President and Chief Executive
Officer
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EEOC
Files Suit Against the Melrose Hotel in NYC for its "English Only" Rule;
Seven Hispanic Managers Fired or Left Under Duress Since 2001, Including
the General Manager
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Everyone
Should Know What the Sales Department Does / Hotel Common Sense
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Too
Early to Tell What the Impact of Four Hurricanes Will Have on Florida's
$51 billion Visitor Industry
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National
Labor Relations Board Orders the Hotel del Coronado to Reinstate Two Employees;
The NLRB Determined They Were Fired for Union Activities
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Marvin
Davis Dies at 79, Former Owner of Pebble Beach Company, the Beverly Hills
Hotel and the Aspen Skiing Company
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HEI
Hospitality Acquires the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel; Merritt Hospitality,
a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of HEI, will Manage
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Kimpton�s
San Francisco Hotel Triton Selected as a Model for Conservation by the
State of California
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The
Tremont Boston Hotel Receiving $6 million Renovation, Will be Re-flagged
Boston Tremont Courtyard by Marriott
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Howard
Feiertag Named the Recipient of the 1st Annual HSMAI/NYU Excellence in
Sales & Marketing Strategy Award
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Thompson
Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Howard Johnson Express Inn - Tupelo, Mississippi
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Marco
Barros, Executive Director for the San Antonio Area Tourism Council, Invited
to Speak to the Poland Travel Industry
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British
Virgin Islands Tourist Board to Institute Comprehensive Hotel Industry
Standards Including a Hotel Categorization System
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Noble
Investment Group Names Rodney S. Williams Chief Acquisition Officer
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Mike
Fahner and Greg Wier Named to Vice President Posts with ARAMARK Harrison
Lodging
September 24, 2004
September 23, 2004
September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004
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Steven
J. Heyer Named Starwood Chief Executive Officer; Former President and COO
of The Coca-Cola Company to Succeed Barry Sternlicht
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Federal
Per Diem Rates FY2005 - Effective October 1, 2004 / Complete Report by
Market Destination
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Politics
Over, New �Overtime� Law Takes Effect; The Significant Changes / Scott
Brink
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John
Q. Hammons Planning a 275-room, $40 million Renaissance Hotel Overlooking
San Marcos, Texas
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Houston's
5,200 Downtown Hotel Rooms May Not Exceed 60% Occupancy Until 2007
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Daylight
Software Celebrates 10 Years of Growth; Expands in Lodging, Conference
Center, Restaurant and Gaming Industries
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Destination
Marketing � How to rebuild your Reputation and the upcoming Season after
the Hurricanes
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The
Bavarian Themed Jumer's Castle Lodge Gets $3.5 million Renovation and New
Name, Radisson of Peoria
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At
Midyear, InterContinental Hotels Group has Signed 255 Franchise Agreements
for New Developments and License Renewals in the Americas
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Three
Years After Bridge Collapse, South Padre Island's 4,000 Hotel Rooms and
Rentable Condominiums Coming Off its Busiest Summer Ever
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Expands Relationship with the Yavapai Nation in Arizona
with New Franchise Agreement for the Radisson Poco Diablo Resort in Sedona,
Arizona
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Brown
Hotel Group Successfully Closes 1031 Exchange in 8 Days; Both Properties
Valued over $19 Million
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The
250-room Holiday Inn Peoria @ Northwoods Mall No Longer a Holiday
Inn; Up for Sale
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Sol
Melia Hotels & Resorts� Properties in Dominican Republic and Puerto
Rico Escape Major Damage
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Grand
Heritage Hotel Group Appoints Three to Vice President Positions
September 20, 2004
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
Forecasts RevPAR to Increase by 6.3% in 2004, the Largest Increase in 20
Years
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Hotel
Investments; The Magic, Curse Of Leverage / Stephen Rushmore / July
2004 - Canadian Lodging Outlook
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Hotel
Growth Strategies; Value Creation and Preservation / Colliers International
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Hotel
Technology Butlers Can Be a Major Asset - Or a Huge Liability/ HOTEL Asia
Pacific
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TravelCLICK
Reports Second Quarter 2004 Electronic Hotel Bookings Increase of Over
10%; Hotel Revenue from Electronic Channels Up by More than 17%
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Hotels
Slowly Re-opening in Palm Beach Florida Area; The Breakers and The Ritz-Carlton,
Palm Beach Still Closed
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Marlin
F. Torguson, Former Pinnacle Entertainment Board Director, Planning 400
Suite Resort Casino in Biloxi
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Wyndham
International, Inc. to Sell Four Wyndham-branded Properties to Partnerships
of Thayer Lodging Group for Approximately $69.6 million; Properties To
Retain Wyndham Flag
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John
Power, Developer of Sea Ranch in Northern California, Pumping New Life
into the Historic Gallatin Gateway Inn near Bozeman, Montana
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Mayor
of Anchorage Pushing for a $93 million Downtown Convention Center
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges Financing for Purchase of Palm Springs Area
Hotel
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StayOnline
Takes Emily Wireless; Fast-Moving Company Combines Technology with Tradition
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at
the historic Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio
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Niagara
University�s College of Hospitality and Tourism Management to Honor Seven
Top Executives from the U.S. and Italy
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Visual
One Sign with Doonbeg Golf Club
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Daniel
Craig Named General Manager of Opus Hotel, Vancouver
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Yale
Feldman Named Regional Vice President and General Manager of the Columbus
Marriott North for Boykin Management Company
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Management
of Raffles Hotels in Cambodia Resove Labour Disputes; Affirms Willingness
to Operate within International Labour Standards
September 16, 2004
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Hotel
Franchise Agreements: Opportunities And Pitfalls / Robert Braun
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Owners
Consider Going Condo at South Beach's Trendy 325 room Shore Club Hotel
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Dining
Patron Refuses to Leave Mandatory Tip Due to Poor Food, Service; Restaurateur
Calls the Cops and Patron Charged with Theft of Service
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Union
Representing 3,500 Washington DC Hotel Workers on the Verge of Striking
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Cendant
Moves to Acquire Ramada International Brand from Marriott International
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PMP
Enterprises LLC Planning Luxury Hotel, Championship Golf Course,
and Conference Center in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
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Bankruptcy
Judge Orders Auction for Historic Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas
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Marriott
Update Concerning Hotel Closures Due to Hurricanes
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Unlocking
Interoperability; HTNG Attracts 17 Leading Hotels, Vendors and Consultants
to Address Distribution Interoperability
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Caesars
Entertainment, Inc. Signs Development and Management Agreements for $250
million Hotel and Casino on Tribal Land Near Fresno, California
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Intergroup
Arranges $43,500,000 Sale of 718-room Radisson Resort Near Walt Disney
World
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GuestWare,
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Form Strategic Alliance; Agreement Allows
Both to Coordinate Sales, Marketing and Development Efforts
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Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey Partners with LRA Worldwide to Manage
and Improve Customer Experience
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 299-room Omaha Marriott from LaSalle
Hotel Properties for $28.5 million, Approximately $95,300 per Room
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Theme
of 2005 Hotel Investment Conference; �The Right Industry, The Right
Time!�, March 13-15, 2005, Atlanta
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Hospitality
Leadership Forum � a New Full-day Conference Will Kick Off the International
Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show
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Gregg
Herning Named General Manager for The Peabody Little Rock
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Choice
Hotels Board Promotes and Elects Wayne W. Wielgus Executive Vice President
and Chief Marketing Officer
September 15, 2004
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By
Mutual Agreement Richard North Stepping Down as Chief Executive InterContinental
Hotels Group
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HDTV
In The Guest Room: How To Enter the New World of Digital TV With Confidence
/ David M. Bankers
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ADA
Lawsuit Alert: Beware the Internet �Surf-by� / A new twist on the
ADA �drive-by� lawsuit
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Contract
Negotiations Continue Between 14 Washington DC Hotels and 3,500 Workers;
Union Prepares for a Strike
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Marriott
Update Concerning Hotel Closures Due to Hurricanes
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Florida
Tourist Marketers Combating a Month of Image Damaging Hurricane News
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Las
Vegas Sands Corp. Planning $1.6 billion 3,025 room Palazzo Casino Resort
Adjacent to the Venetian
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HEI
Hospitality Acquires Omni Indianapolis North Hotel; Plans Conversion to
Hilton Hotel Brand
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CapitalSource
Inc. Providing $22,750,000 Senior Mortgage Loan for Development of Pond
Bay Resort on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts Returns to Interactive Sites for Website Redesign
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Park
Plaza Hotel Europe Makes Strategic Decision on Managing e-commerce Distribution,
Using RateTiger
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Brown
Hotel Group Closes Escrow on 4 Hotels, Totaling $26,675,000 in Just 23
Days
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The
SV Group (Switzerland) Building 152 room Courtyard by Marriott in Zurich
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Innkeepers
USA Trust Acquires Site in Valencia, Calif., Plans to Build a 157-suite
Embassy Suites
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Boykin
Management Company Appoints Tory Waterman to the Position of Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
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Kevin
Williams Named Director of Hotel Operations & Sales for the 250-room
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Hotel - Indio, California
September 14, 2004
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Industry
First: VIP International Inks Strategic Alliance with Buckhiester Management
to Optimize Profitable Revenue for Operators / Paul�s Motor Inn and Laurel
Point Inn Pull Away from the Pack with 75% Profitability on Boosted Revenue
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High
Profile Downtown Property, Listel Vancouver in British Columbia, Taps Maestro
for Integrated Functionality, Ease of Use
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Mississippi
Gaming Commission Orders 12 Biloxi Casinos to Close at Noon Tuesday; No
Hurricane Stronger than a Category 2 Has Hit the Mississippi Coast Since
Gambling Was Legalized
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Reint
Reinders, President of the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau,
Receiving Some Unwanted Scrutiny, Some Say Bureau Has Lost its Focus
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The
Holders of $425 million Worth of Bonds in Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Want More for Their Debt than Trump is Offering in Proposed Restructuring
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Most
Hospitality "Help Wanted" Classified Ads Suck / Barry Williams
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Six
Factors Which Dictate Success in Performing Destination Marketing / John
Hendrie
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After
Ivan Cleanup, Jamaica Good as New, If Not Better, for the Peak Winter Season
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Sol
Kerzner, Founder and Chairman of Kerzner International Will Receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific
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Influx
of New Hotels in Augusta, Georgia Prompts Occupancy Drop
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Ocean
Forest Hotel Was Demolished 30 Years Ago, It Set the Stage for Myrtle Beach
Evolution as a Destination
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StayOnline
Takes Waikiki Wireless; Moves into Hawaii Resort with Largest 100% Wireless
Coverage Install to Date
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Revenue
Management Boot Camp Back by Request - November 9-12, 2004 / New Learning
to Improve Your GOPPAR Results
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Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Renaissance Hotel Ft. Lauderdale
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General
Manager Philippa Perry Heads Management Team for Les Mars Hotel Opening
in Fall 2004 in Healdsburg, California
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PAR
Technology Corporation Signs an Asset Purchase Agreement with Springer-Miller
Systems, Inc.; Springer-Miller Will Continue to be Managed by its Senior
Management Team
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The
Generation Companies Names Jimmy Davis an Operating Partner for the Suburban
Extended-Stay Hotel of Jeffersontown/Louisville, Kentucky
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Bruce
Riggins Joins Interstate Hotels & Resorts as Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
September 13, 2004
September 9, 2004
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The
SynXis Dashboard Is Selected by The Fitzpatrick Hotel Group to Enable Quick
and Efficient Revenue Management; First-of-its-kind product provides actionable
data for hotels in different cities around the world
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Independent
Hoteliers Require their Own Distinct Understanding of the Online Marketing
Process / Miriam Allenson
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A
Proposed 330-room Golf Resort Receives Approval from Seaside, California
Planning Commissioners
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Free
"Less-stress" Lesson for Housekeepers Offered by School of Hotel &
Restaurant at Northern Arizona University
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Focus
on Thailand � Bangkok and Phuket Among the Most Profitable Asian Markets
for Hotel Operations in 2003
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Woodbine
Development Corporation Obtains $74.25-million Construction and Permanent
Loan for $135-million Hyatt resort Near Austin, Texas
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Accelerated
Marketing Group Announces the Absolute Auction of the 101-room Former Quality
Suites, Fort Morgan, CO on Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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Maxim
Hotel Brokerage and BCL Hospitality Advisors, LLC Structure the 711-room
Hotel San Remo Casino and Resort � Las Vegas, NV and Hooters Joint
Venture
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The
Islands Of The Bahamas Bounce Back from Hurricane Frances; The Westin at
Our Lucaya is Closed, May Reopen in 45 Days
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Barbados
Hurricane Ivan Update; Four Hotels Experienced Minimal Property Damage
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Radisson
Aruba Resort & Casino Overcomes Hurricane Ivan
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Accor
Appoints Four to Sofitel GM Posts in Asia Pacific
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Olympia
Equity Investors Acquires The 117-Room Hampton Inn Portland-Airport
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Kinseth
Breaking Ground on 84 room Country Inn & Suites in St. Charles, Missouri
September 8, 2004
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Hervey
Feldman, "Father of Embassy Suites," Dead at 67
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Campfire:
GOOD - Motel Fire: BAD / Barry Wiliams
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Florida's
Hurricane Problems Could Put Big Dent in Future Convention Business
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Specific
Complaints Detailed in Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CNL Hospitality
Properties, Inc.
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Accelerated
Marketing Group Announces the Absolute Auction of the 205-room Ramada Inn
Conference Center, Lebanon, IN on Thursday, September 30, 2004
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The
"King of Cocktails," Dale DeGroff, Appointed Halekulani's Director of Beverage
Arts, In Residence
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In
July 2004, the Occupancy Rates of the European Hotel Industry Virtually
Unchanged Over Last
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Year;
France, Spain, and Italy Only Countries in the European Union to Post Drops
in Occupancy / MKG Consulting
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Accor's
Hotel Business Lackluster in France and in Economy Segment in the United
States, But Revenues Up 4.1% for First Half of 2004
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�Latest
Developments in China's Tourism� � First China Tourism Forum Announced
in Hong Kong
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Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Radission Hotel Mt. Laurel on behalf of Boykin
Lodging Company
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Hilton
International Signs 20 Year Contract to Operate the Hilton Madrid Airport;
Designed by Architect, Miguel Oliver Pérez Scheduled to Open in
2006
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Kinseth
Hospitality and Little Dixie Construction Building 134 room Courtyard by
Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, Missouri
September 7, 2004
September 3, 2004
September 2, 2004
September 1, 2004
August 2004 - Top Read Articles
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J.
Willard Marriott Jr, the 72-year-old Chairman of Marriott Hotels International,
Talks about Starwood's Beds, Why It Is Expensive to Use Hotel Room Telephones
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How
Do You Hotel? Survey Reveals What Influences Consumers' Buying Decisions
for Hotel Accommodations
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Florida
Attorney General Suing Two Hotels for Alleged Price Gouging During Charley;
Most Hotels Very Charitable to Evacuees
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InterContinental
Hotels Group Certifies Travelocity, Discontinues Relationship with Expedia
and Hotels.com
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10
Essential Clauses Hotels Need to Request or Avoid in Vendor/Supplier Agreements
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Hotel
Waterpark Resorts - Construction Report 2004; 32 Are Under Construction
or Breaking Ground in 2004
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Upscale
Restaurant Chain Institutes Cell Phone, Baseball Cap Etiquette Code
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Privately
Held Hyatt Mulls Going Public, Growing by Acquisition
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Growing
Number of Companies Drop Travel Agencies, Switching to Consumer Travel
Web Sites
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The
Power of Breakfast / Hotel Common Sense
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Transforming
the Hotel Sales Organization; Alignment with the New Realities of Sales
/ Carol Verett
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / August 2004
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Market
Metrix Announces Second Quarter 2004 Hospitality Index Results
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InterContinental
On Track to Owning Just 20 Hotels; Asset Disposal Program Continues
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Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Agrees to Manage 54 Hotels Owned by Sunstone Hotels
and Its Affiliates Following Completion of Sunstone IPO
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Two
Bidders Emerge for Vail Resorts; Might Dismantle the Company and Sell its
Assets Piecemeal
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Hotel
Success Hinges on Relationship Between Owner, Asset Manager, GM / Rick
Swig
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Predictive
Powers of Hotel Cycles / Jack Corgel
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Is
Your Hotel's Web Site the Ultimate Distribution Machine? / Richard Zwicky
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The
Private Investment Firm, Blackstone Group, Acquiring Prime Hospitality
Corp. for Approximately $790 million
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Spa
Service has One Key Flaw: it Ends the Moment a Guest Leaves the Spa to
Return to His or Her Room
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Building
Customer Loyalty Means Keeping the Business You Have / Hotel Common Sense
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The
Morgans Hotel Group, Formerly Known as Ian Schrager Hotels, Completes $475
million Recapitalization
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Searching
for Bookings? Optimize / Dr. Matthew Dunn
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Postponement
of the IPO by REIT CNL Hotels a Big Surprise
August 31, 2004
August 30, 2004
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Hotel
Success Hinges on Relationship Between Owner, Asset Manager, GM / Rick
Swig
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Savvy
Developer Drake Leddy Makes Hotel Projects Happen
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Barry
Sternlicht: "The Hotel Industry Thought We Were Nuts When We Introduced
this Fluffy, All-white Bed"; Five Years Later Westin Has Sold Almost 4,000
Heavenly Beds and 30,000 Sheets and Pillows
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John
Q. Hammons Reaches Deal with City of Concord, North Carolina for 309-room
Embassy Suites hotel and 38,000 sq ft Convention Center
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Morgans
Hotel Group Exploring Sale of St. Martins Lane and Sanderson Hotel in London
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Middle
East Hotel Industry Undergoes Change; Governments in the Region are Making
Tourism a Priority / MKG Consulting
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Abu
Dhabi Fine-tuning its Tourism Infrastructure; Swathe of New Resort Projects
Throughout the Emirate
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William
K. Anderson Named Managing Director of The Oceanside Holding Company
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Robert
Bilotti Named SVP, Franchise Sales and Development for Cendant Hotel Group
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Rikki
Boparai Named Director of Operations of Cheyenne Mountain Resort
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The
Department of Interior Recognizes "Ecologix," Xanterra's Environmental
Management System
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Strategic
Alliance Announced, Committed to Hospitality Excellence
August 26, 2004
August 25, 2004
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Wyndham
Brand Restrictions Lifted in New York City; Company Purchases Lease of
Wyndham Hotel in Manhattan
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Harris
Interactive Survey Claims 49% of Travelers Believe Online Travel Sites
Offer Lower Hotel Rates Rather than Calling Hotels Directly or Using Hotel
Websites
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The
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Vigilant About Protecting its Trademarks
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Four
Bidders Remain to Build Beach Resort in Oceanside, California
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Total
Hotel Room Count and Total Hotel Employment in 2004 Little Changed from
Previous Year in Orange County, California
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Middle
East Hotel Performance - Is this as Good as it Gets? All 26 Markets Improve
During First Six Months of 2004 / Deloitte
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Mohegan
Sun Reorganizes Top Management; Mitchell Etess Named President and CEO
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Hawthorn
Suites Appoints New Development Team for Continued Growth
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The
Kessler Collection Promotes Three Executives; Deborah Golding, Mary C.
Kenny and Brian Py
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Bars
& Bottles; Canada�s Custom Amenities Selects Green Suites International
to Market and Distribute Environmentally Sensitive Amenities
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Marriott
Vacation Club International Opens Second Resort on the island of Aruba,
The 165 villa Marriott Aruba Surf Club
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Radisson
Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Harrisburg, PA Awarded Hotel
of the Year by HMC
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Xanterra
Parks & Resorts Awarded 10 Year Contract to Operate the Concessions
at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Gérard
Pelisson, Founding Co-Chairman, Accor Among the Industry Leaders to Address
IH&RA Congress Delegates; Istanbul, Turkey November 19-22, 2004
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Telkonet
Expands Marketing Reach into Hospitality Industry; Telkonet to Offer High-Speed
Internet Access to Best Value Inn, Hospitality International, and Historic
Hotels of America
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Diane
Dillon Appointed Director of Catering and Conference Services at The Sutton
Place Hotel, Vancouver
August 24, 2004
August 23, 2004
August 20, 2004
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Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Agrees to Manage 54 Hotels Owned by Sunstone Hotels
and Its Affiliates Following Completion of Sunstone IPO
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KSL
Resorts Enters New Phase of Operations Following Sale of Six Resorts to
CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc
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Jeff
Vander Wolk, Owner of the Inn of the Governors in Santa Fe, Creates Employee
Profit Sharing Plan Inspired by Noted Consultant Dr. W. Edwards Deming
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The
Super Bowl Not Enough to Cure Houston's Ailing Lodging Market; Downtown
Hotels Running 51% Occupancy
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U.S.
Department of Labor New Overtime Regulations take Effect August 23, 2004;
All Workers Earning Less than $23,660 per year Are Guaranteed Overtime
Protection
-
California,
Florida and New York Top Three States in Spending by Domestic and International
Travelers
-
Anaheim
Convention Center Occupancy at Post-renovation High of 81.8%, Future Bookings
Solid
-
Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquires Four Hotels (1,687 rooms) from Wyndham
for $227 million, or $134,500 per room
-
The
Chehalis Tribe Building 70 room Hotel on the Grounds of the Lucky Eagle
Casino, Rochester, Washington
-
Molinaro
Koger Advises William Street Hotel Associates LLC on Sale of Doubletree
Hotel Chicago O�Hare Airport
-
Joleen
Flory-Lundgren Elected President The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
-
Kripa
Shankar Named Regional General Manager for Accor Hotels in Greater Jakarta
and Sumatra in Indonesia
-
Executive
Chef Jennifer Needle Named Director of Culinary Services at the Sheraton
Hotel, Bradley International Airport
August 19, 2004
August 18, 2004
August 17, 2004
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Discontinues Relationship with Expedia and Hotels.com, Certifies
Travelocity
-
Boykin's
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa, Located on Estero Island, Survives Direct
Hit from Charley
-
Intrawest
Corp's Redevelopment of Aspen's Snowmass Village Threatened by Locals Opposed
to the Scope of the Project
-
Value-adds,
a Term for Freebies, Part of the Mix for South Florida Hotels Attempting
to Regain Competitive Edge
-
Swiss
Hotelier Hans Maissen Turns Career to Golf Course Hospitality
-
Florida
Theme Parks, Hotels Reopen Quickly Despite Hurricane Damage
-
MeriStar's
Disposition of Former San Pedro Marina Hilton Hotel Property Rejected by
Harbor Board of Commissioners
-
Alan
Leibman Appointed Chief Executive Officer for Kerzner's Destination Resort
Casino in El Jadida, Morocco
-
Boardwalk
Beach Resort & Convention Center chooses Visual One Systems 900-unit
hotel/condominium will use PMS, POS, S&C, and Condo Accounting
-
Three
Oaks Hospitality Adds Exclusive Private Club to Portfolio
-
Turning
Stone Resort Selects Agilysys Document ManagementSystem; Industry-Leading
Software Increases Efficiency, Protects Business-Critical Documents
-
Morongo
Casino Resort Selects LMS Property Management System; Industry-Leading
Software Streamlines Operations, Enhances Guest Service
August 16, 2004
August 13, 2004
-
Millennium
and Copthorne Hotels plc Selling 50% Interest in The Plaza, New York for
$675 million
-
Richard
C. Kessler Acquires the Hotel Units and the Restaurant in the Beaver Creek
Lodge, in Beaver Creek, Colorado; Plans to Reposition the 72-unit, All-suite
Hotel
-
Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts Chosen to Operate a 160-room Boutique Hotel
in Seattle's South Lake Union Neighborhood
-
William
S. Achenbaum, the Owner of Gansevoort Hotel New York City, Attempting
to Buy the $54 million Mortgage on the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza Resort,
Miami
-
Many
Tampa Area Hotels Shuttered in Advance of Hurricane Charley
-
Best
Western International Adds 148 Hotels Globally in the First Two Quarters
of 2004
-
San
Jose State University, Department of Hospitality Management Presents: The
Intelligent Hotel - a Conference for Hospitality and Tourism Professionals
- September 16, 2004, San Jose, California
-
Q
Center Adds Visual One�s Property Management System; 1,041-unit Hotel and
Conference Center Adds to V1�s Existing Sales & Catering System
-
Dynamic
New eCommunication Tool Increases Revenue AND Guest Satisfaction
-
Planet
Hollywood, Bay Harbour Management and Starwood Hotels Receive Preliminary
License Approval to Turn the Bankrupt Aladdin into a Planet Hollywood Hotel-Casino
-
BridgeStreet
Rrethinking and Reshaping the Way Corporate Housing Does Business
-
Christo
Diamandopoulos Appointed General Manager at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Jakarta,
Indonesia
August 12, 2004
-
Is
Your Hotel's Web Site the Ultimate Distribution Machine? / Richard Zwicky
-
CNL
Income Properties, Inc. to Purchase for $160 million an 80% Interest in
Nine Resort Villages Owned by Intrawest Corporation
-
Strategic
Hotel Capital, Inc. with Ownership Interests in 14 Properties Reports 2nd
Qtr Net Loss of $41.8 million Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Ty
Warne Acquires the Montecito Country Club; 86-year old Clubhouse Structure
a Stately Santa Barbara Icon
-
Parisian
Landmark La Trémoille Named Preferred Hotels® & Resorts
Hotel of the Year for 2004
-
Raffles
International Opens Raffles Canouan Island, an Ultra-luxury Resort in Grenadines,
W.I.
-
Zehnder's
of Frankenmuth Spending $10 million on Existing Hotel Property to Transform
it to Splash Village Hotel and Waterpark
-
Highland
Hospitality Corp Reflagging the 360 room Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel in Hauppauge,
NY to Hyatt
-
Officials
Not Happy with Provo/Orem, Utah Convention Bureau Production: $1 million
Annual Budget vs 5,000 Room Nights Booked at Mid-year
-
A.G.
Holdings Building Marriott's Latest Design for Residence Inn in Wichita,
a Chain Started in Wichita in 1975
-
Hospitality
Management Corporation Converting Wingate Inn in Addison, Texas to a Holiday
Inn
-
Michel
Gehrig Named Executive Chef of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos
-
Langham
Place Hotel, Hong Kong Appoints Key Executives
August 11, 2004
-
Searching
for Bookings? Optimize / Dr. Matthew Dunn
-
How
Do You Hotel? Survey Reveals What Influences Consumers' Buying Decisions
for Hotel Accommodations
-
Baltimore
Preparing to Build a Publicly-owned 750 room Convention Headquarters Hotel;
Will it Improve Business at the Baltimore Convention Center?
-
The
Long Delayed $104 million Headquarters Hotel Next to the Pittsburgh Convention
Center May Get Funding from the State's New Gambling Law
-
It's
an Amazing, Amazing Deal, According to Donald Trump; But Bondholders, Who
are Owed $1.8 billion, and a Federal Judge Will Determine Fate of Deal
-
A
Happy Union? Raffles International�s Recent Labour Troubles in Cambodia
Raise Interesting Issues / Mark Keith
-
Metamend
Launches Search Engine Optimization Site For Hotels; Web Site Promotion
for Hotel and Accommodation Industry
-
Carol
Verret Consulting and Training August WebCast: Prospecting - New Business
Development
-
Accor
Asia Appoints Four to GM Posts
-
Adam
Burke Named Senior Vice President and Managing Director - Hilton HHonors
Worldwide
-
Bridget
Bilinski Named General Manager of the 1,000-Room Anaheim Marriott
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Ramps Up Management Training; Classes in Revenue Management
and Sales & Catering Management Designed to Help the Company Maximize
Revenues at 270 Hotels
-
The
CNL Owned 293-room Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza Opens
-
Marriott
International Inc. Opens the 465-room Sanya Marriott Resort on China's
Hainan Island; Robert Lohrmann the Opening GM
-
HotSOS
Named Double Winner At Microsoft Partner Awards
-
Paul
Kennedy, MBE, Wins 2004 Meeting Professional International's Marion N.
Kershner Memorial Chapter Leader Award
-
Julie
Brandon Named Area Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hilton Hotels
in Boston
-
Kinseth
Hospitality Companies Rebranding the Howard Johnson Airport Express Inn
to Country Inn & Suites at the Cedar Rapids, Eastern Iowa Airport
-
Dog
Friendly Lodging Directory is Running with the Big Dogs
-
A
Mainstay of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tourism Since 1973, the Historic
Strasburg Inn, Gets New Owners and a $1.1 million Makeover
-
Arnold
D. Hopkin, owner of the 32-room Blue Horizons Garden Resort in Grenada,
Receives the Environmental Ambassador � International Partner Distinction
from the Environmental Audits for Sustainable Tourism
August 10, 2004
-
Four
Seasons Ranked Number One in Customer Satisfaction According to Market
Metrix 2nd Qtr 2004 Hospitality Index, Homewood Suites Top Ranked in Extended-Stay
Category
-
Radisson
Encore Hotel Serves Up Customized In-room Service: Laptop, TV Internet
for Corporate Travelers, TV Wedding Highlights for Leisure Guests
-
Instant
Messaging: Age Is Everything - Expectations of Immediacy, Productivy and
the Rise of IM / Elizabeth L. Ivey
-
John
McKibbon, a Marriott Hotel Franchise Owner, Gifts $250,000 to USF's School
of Hotel and Restaurant Management
-
Massachusetts
State Law Allows a $25,000 Civil Penalty for Restaurateurs who Violate
the Tip Law; Wait Staff, Bartenders Entitled to 100% of the Tips
-
Hotel
Occupancy in Philadelphia Area Climbs to Highest Level in 3 Years
-
Florida's
Tourist Marketing Agency Buys Domain Name visitflorida.com for $186,000;
Will Spend $1.2 Next Fiscal Year on the Web Site
-
Four
Seasons Hotels Inc. Reports Net Earnings of $17.3 million Compared to a
Net Loss of $1.4 million for the 2nd Qtr of 2003; Addition
of Ten Managed Properties Over the Past 2 Years Pushes Earnings Up
-
Real-life
Profit Unfolding at the Golden Nugget; Internet Millionaires Timothy Poster
and Thomas Breitling Report Net Income of $3.2 million During First 6 Months
of Ownership
-
Trump
Hotels and Casino Resorts Plans to File for Bankruptcy Protection by the
End of September, 2004; Claims Agreement Reached with a Significant Number
of Trump Hotels' Bondholders to Reorganize Under New Management and New
Financing
-
Trump
Hotels & Casino $400 million Cash Infusion Will Finance Upgrades in
Atlantic City Casinos and Expansion in Las Vegas and Pennsylvania
-
The
Breakers Palm Beach Selects Materials Management System; Industry-Leading
Inventory and Procurement Software Streamlines Operations
-
Visual
One Systems to Hold Annual Users Conference at the Pinehurst Resort
-
Barrick
Gaming Selects LMS Property Management System; Industry-Leading Software
Chosen for Four Las Vegas Properties
August 9, 2004
-
PGA
Tour Studying San Antonio as Potential Site for a TPC Course and 700 room
Resort
-
The
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, Owner of The Peninsula Hotels Reports
Profit Up 843% to HK$198 million, Compared to HK$21 million in 2003; Most
of Improvement Derived from Hotel Contributions
-
Upscale
Restaurant Chain Institutes Cell Phone, Baseball Cap Etiquette Code
-
Pueblo
Bonito Hotels and Resorts and JMJ Development Jointly Developing Cabo Pacifica,
a 1,200 acre Mega Resort Project in Cabo San Lucas
-
African-American
Congregation Acquires the 280 room Quality Hotel and Econo Lodge in Toledo
for $2.8 million
-
Understanding
the Importance of Travel Agents, SRS-WORLDHOTELS Creates Web Portal Specifically
for Travel Agents
-
Influencing
the Consumer to Book Business through Your Commitment to Quality
-
Spa
Service has One Key Flaw: it Ends the Moment a Guest Leaves the Spa to
Return to His or Her Room
-
Monthly
Corporate Hotel Chain Results in France for June 2004; Rise in RevPAR
Reached 3.9% / MKG Consulting
-
John
Norton, President and CEO of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Resigns
-
Lodgian,
Inc. Reports 2nd Qtr Loss from Continuing Operations of $11.8 million Compared
to $0.6 million Loss for the 2nd Qtr of 2003, Plans to Reduce 87-hotel
Portfolio by Nine Hotels
-
Wesley
Bagarozzi, Front Desk Supervisor for The Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa
Wins Spirit of Service Award from the Arizona Office of Tourism
August 6, 2004
-
Postponement
of the IPO by REIT CNL Hotels a Big Surprise
-
Growing
Number of Companies Drop Travel Agencies, Switching to Consumer Travel
Web Sites
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Opened 35 Franchised Hotels in May and June 2004; Minority
Franchise Development Program Launched
-
Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts Now Managing the Rebranded Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina,
Cairns, Formerly the Radisson Plaza at the Pier
-
Brett
Schoenfield Named President of The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia
-
2004
IH/M&RS Editors� Choice Awards Seeking Applicants for New Product Introductions
In Six Categories: Décor, Flavors, Restaurant, Technology, Essentials,
and Luxury
-
Wyndham
Reports a Net loss of $353.2 million in the 2nd Qtr 2004 versus a $91.5
million Net Loss for the Same Period in 2003, Takes $301 million Impairment
Charge on Asset Sales / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Orient-Express
Hotels Reports 2nd Qtr Net Earnings of $12.9 million Up 37% Over
the Year Earlier, Sees Greater Demand for Quality at a Higher Price; U.S.
Owned Hotels ADR $377, Up from $357
-
ISHC
Launches Speakers Bureau
-
Hyatt
Hotels Corp. Selects LRA for Quality Assurance Services
-
Peabody
Hotel Group First to Standardize on Hotel Information Systems� epitome
Enterprise, the Next-Gen Solution for Lodging
-
Despite
a �No-alcohol Concept� The Taj Palace Dubai Running 95% Occupancy; Taj
Hotels Opening India�s First Service Apartments Complex, Taj Wellington
Mews
-
John
Q. Hammons Submits Contract to Purchase Fort Worth, Texas, Site for New
300 room Suite Hotel Near Convention Center
-
Marshall
Management, Inc. Signs Three Mid-market Hotel Management Contracts
-
Merrill
Lynch Conference & Training Center to Retain ARAMARK Harrison Lodging
Management, Undergo Improvements and Name Change to Harrison Conference
Center & Hotel -- Princeton Forrestal Center
-
Gabriele
Webster Appointed General Manager for for the First Hotel Indigo in Atlanta's
Mid-town Area
-
Kristie
Pappas Appointed Sales Manager for the 171 room North Maple Inn at Basking
Ridge, New Jersey
-
Richard
Curtis Appointed V.P. of Marketing (Europe, Middle East, Africa) for Small
Luxury Hotels
-
Resort
Data Processing Announces their Attendance at Florida Hotel & Motel
Association's 2004 Annual Conference
August 4, 2004
August 3, 2004
-
10
Essential Clauses Hotels Need to Request or Avoid in Vendor/Supplier Agreements
-
Sheraton
San Diego Hotel and Marina Strengthens Service Promise, Improves Concierge
Operations in 10 Important Ways With GoConcierge.net�s Web-based Solution
-
Kerzner
International Reports 2nd Qtr Net Income of $30.1 million, Compared to
$22.8 million in Prior Year; Atlantis, Paradise Island Drives Strong Performance
/ Hotel Operating Statistics
-
CSM
Corporation Acquires the 197 room Holiday Inn Minneapolis West for $9.325
million
-
Stanford
Hotels Corp. Breaks Ground on $31 million Expansion of the Hilton Washington
Dulles Airport
-
Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquiring Four Hotels (847 rooms) for Combined
Purchase Price of $81.3 million
-
Former
Naval Fuel Depot in Richmond, Calif. the Proposed Site for a $700 million
1,100- room Hotel and Casino
-
Expansion,
Consolidation, Proliferation and Profits Pushing Gaming Industry into a
New Phase of Development Focused in Las Vegas
-
Kor
Hotel Group Converting The Four Points by Sheraton Santa Monica to the
Sheraton Delfina
-
Tenth
Lodging Conference to Feature �Essentials of Hotel Ownership� Workshop
-
Visual
One Systems To Install Wide-range of Software at Grand View Lodge; GVL
Chooses V1 for Technology, Integration, and Functionality
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Holiday Inn Midtown - Savannah, Georgia
-
Dog
Friendly Directory Creates Best Travel Resource for Dog-Owners
-
Ft.
Worth�s Green Oaks Hotel added to Hospitality Management Corporation�s
Portfolio
-
The
Plasencia Group Appoints Brian K. Rodgers as Senior Associate, Western
Region
August 2, 2004
-
Privately
Held Hyatt Mulls Going Public, Growing by Acquisition
-
Hotel
Market Update Report - Western Canada; Hotel Transactions, Market RevPar,
Occupancy Report / Mid Year 2004
-
The
Union of Hotel and Textile Workers Takes a Critical Look at CNL Hospitality
Properties Inc. Proposed IPO
-
CNL
Hospitality Properties, Inc. Reports Net income of $7.3 million for the
2nd Qtr Compared to $1.0 million Prior Year, RevPAR Up 17.9%; Hotel Operating
Statistics
-
Two
Bidders Emerge for Vail Resorts; Might Dismantle the Company and Sell its
Assets Piecemeal
-
Developer
Earl Coulston Plans to Buy the Former Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Heritage
USA Resort
-
Northern
Arizona University Names Galen R. Collins New Executive Director for School
of Hotel & Restaurant Management
-
HEI
Hospitality Acquires the 392 room Marriott Hunt Valley for $31 million
-
The
W and Ritz-Carlton Residential Towers in Dallas Claim 75-80% Sold
-
MeetingMatrix
International, Inc. and CEO Software Form Strategic Alliance
-
Mexico
Travel Portal Partners with Leading US Online Travel Agency; Affiliation
Delivers Qualified Customers to Online Booking Agency, Automated Booking
Capability to Mexico Portal�s Visitors
-
BringYourPet.com
Acquires Dog Friendly Directory and Expands Market Reach
-
Daniel
Amato Named General Manager of the 900 room Grand Hyatt Washington
-
Fredric
A. "Ric" Nicholson Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Adolphus,
Dallas
-
Bryan
Steele, CIO at Thistle Hotels, Elected as First Europe-based Member of
Hotel Technology-Next Generation Board of Directors
-
Juan
Carlos Flores Mozón, the Corporate Sommelier for Pueblo Bonito Hotels
& Resorts, to
-
Represent
Mexico at the International Association of Sommeliers Competition
July 2004 - Top Read Articles
-
Top
Five Sure-Fire Hotel Revenue Killers
-
10
Safety Mistakes Hotel Managers Make And How to Avoid Them / Diana S. Barber
-
The
Revenue Management Strategy; The Pre-Plan Marketing Plan / Carol Verret
-
The
2004 North America Guest Satisfaction Index Study; Enhanced Beds Make Strong
Impact on Satisfaction
-
Lawsuit
Claims Human Feces Found in Circus Circus Casino Hotel Bed
-
We
Found You to be in Violation of the ADA. You Can Either Pay Us Now or Go
to Court
-
Patel
Name Has Long History of Success in Hospitality
-
Dress
Code for Men that Prohibits Baseball Hats Worn Backward Comes Under Fire
from American Civil Liberties Union
-
Here
Are a Couple of Points I Have Learned Regarding Hospitality Management
-
Major
Hotel Operators Have Rediscovered Hospitality Fundamentals by Revisiting
the Guest Room
-
Hotel
Chain Best-rate Guarantees Taking Hold; Third-party Travel Sites No Longer
the Place to Look for the Best Discounts
-
Harrah's
Draws Criticism; Employee Appearance Standards Go "Overboard"
-
The
2004 NAACP Lodging Industry Report Card; Survey Results for 13 Hotel
Chains
-
Luxury
Hotels Transforming into Mini-department Stores; Hotel Guests Clamor to
Buy Furniture, Sheets, Pillows, China
-
Hotel
Guests Escape from Everyday Responsibilities When Checking In; Use all
the Towels, Eating Pizza in Bed
-
Authorities
Suspect a Homemade Bomb that Blew Up SUV and Passenger in the Opryland
Hotel Parking Lot
-
Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / July 2004
-
Leading
Hotel Chains and Intermediaries to Debate Sales, Marketing and Pricing
Strategies
-
Publicly
Traded Vail Resorts May Have Potential Buyers
-
Hotel
Yield Management Professionals Ponder Future; HSMAI Revenue Management
Strategy Wrap Up
-
La
Quinta Acquiring 86 Baymont Inns & Suites and the Baymont Franchise
System of 84 Hotels for $395 million in Cash
-
Are
You Deducting Credit-card Fees from Servers' Tips? An Under-the-Radar Practice
-
Depreciating
Assets: What Hotel Owners Should Be Considering / Kevin F. Reilly
-
U.S.
State Department Issues Travel Warning for Cancun; Political Turmoil Has
not Affected Tourism...Yet
-
Jerk
Alert: Gung-ho Sales People Trying to Sell their Gadgets or Services to
a Hotel
July 29, 2004
July 28, 2004
-
Pat
Corso's New Company, National Resort Management Group, Awarded 10-year
contract to Manage PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
-
Federal
Trade Commission Officially Requests more Information from MGM Mirage and
Mandalay Resort Group; Competitive Consequences of Proposed Merger Under
Scrutiny
-
U.S.
State Department Issues Travel Warning for Cancun; Political Turmoil Has
Not Affected Tourism...Yet
-
Expotel
Hospitality Services, L.L.C., a Hotel Management Company with 12 Hotels,
Defines Core Values
-
Hilton
Hotels Earned $75 million in the 2nd Quarter, Up Sharply from the $54 million
a Year Ago; Increased Business Travel Boosted Occupancy at High-end Urban
Hotels Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Choice
Hotels International Reports 2nd Qtr 2004 Net Income of $18.5 million compared
to Prior Year Net Income of $17.1 million; Gains 151 New Domestic Hotel
Franchise Contracts in 2nd Qtr / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Jerk
Alert: Gung-ho Sales People Trying to Sell their Gadgets or Services to
a Hotel
-
Northern
Arizona University Considering an On-campus Hotel and Conference Center
to Complement its Hospitality Program
-
Proposed
$90 million, 600-room Omni Hotel in Downtown Fort Worth Seeking City Approval;
Proposal Does Not Use Taxpayer Funds
-
Vista
Host Starts Construction on 165 room Hampton Inn & Suites, First New
Hotel Construction in Downtown Albany in Over 20 Years
-
MeriStar
Hospitality Corporation Completes $8.0 million Renovation at the 500-room
Sheraton Colorado Springs
-
Educational
Institute Releases New Color Edition of 'Hospitality Today: An Introduction',
Offers Comprehensive Look at the Spectrum of Opportunities in Hospitality
-
Exclusive
Resorts' Multi-million Dollar Residences to be Luxuriously Appointed with
Naturopathica Holistic Health Spa Products
-
Linda
Ghaffari Named President of FelCor's OwnerOptimizer, Focus to Provide E-business
Strategies
-
David
Griffin Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 548 room Renaissance
Las Vegas Hotel
-
Charlie
Gray, GM of the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown, Named The Innkeeper of the
Year by the New Mexico Lodging Association
-
Pegasus
Solutions Speeds RFP Process for Utell by Pegasus Member Hotels Via Deployment
of New Lanyon Technology
-
The
Plasencia Group Appoints Stephen Kindl as Regional Vice President for the
Northeast
-
Rocco
M. Angelo, Associate Dean of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
at Florida International University, Recipient of EI's Lamp of Knowledge
Lifetime Achievement Award
July 27, 2004
July 26, 2004
July 23, 2004
-
Swig
Co., Which Co-developed the Chicago Fairmont Hotel in 1987, Buys Out Saudi
Partner; Transaction Values the Hotel at More than $150 million
-
Hotel
Guests Escape from Everyday Responsibilities When Checking In; Use all
the Towels, Eating Pizza in Bed
-
Top
Executives of Carlson Hotels Trade Places with Radisson Plaza Hotel Myrtle
Beach Frontline Employees for the Day to Better Understand Customers
-
Integrated
Capital LLC Acquires Doubletree Hotels in Modesto and Bakersfield for a
Combined Cost of Approximately $40 million
-
Authorities
Suspect a Homemade Bomb that Blew Up SUV and Passenger in the Opryland
Hotel Parking Lot
-
Humphrey
Hospitality Trust, Inc. Relocating Corporate Headquarters from Columbia,
Maryland to Norfolk, Nebraska; President/CEO George R. Whittemore Resigns,
Paul Schulte Named President/CEO
-
Germán
Fernández Named Managing Director Choice Hotels de Mexico; New Subsidiary
to Direct Franchising Efforts in Mexico
-
Sun
Development & Management Corporation Opens 148 room Staybridge Suites
Hotels in Aurora, Illinois
-
Lodgian,
Inc. Sells the 261-room Holiday Inn Grand Island (Buffalo/Niagara),
New York to American Hospitality Group, LLC for $3.35 million
-
Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts Inc. Reports Net Income of $29.0 million Down from
$40.1 million in the Year-before 2nd Qtr, RevPAR Rose 22.7% to $132.41
at Fairmont-owned Hotels / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
HEI
Hospitality Acquires the Boca Raton Marriott; Laurence P. Magor Named General
Manager
-
The
Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers Honor Co-founders of California
Pizza Kitchen with the 2004 Commitment to People Award
-
Karim
Sachedina Appointed Executive Vice President of Operations, Remington Hotel
Corporation
-
Sunstone
Hotel Investors, LLC Opens $9 million Residence Inn Rochester Mayo Clinic;
Fifth Sunstone Hotel Property in Rochester, Minnesota
-
Kendall
College Partners With Les Roches Hospitality Management School of Switzerland;
Chicago Campus Will Offer Four-year Hospitality Program Bachelor's Degree
July 22, 2004
-
The
2004 NAACP Lodging Industry Report Card; Survey Results for 13 Hotel Chains
-
Hilton
Hotels New Standard for Business Technology in Hotels Aims to Be Consistent,
Integrated and Seamless
-
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Reports 2nd Qtr Net Income Dropped to $154 million
from $290 million in 2nd Qtr of 2003, RevPAR Up 17.1% Worldwide / Hotel
Operating Statistics
-
Government
of the Kingdom of Morocco Selects Kerzner Joint Venture as a Developer/Operator
for Proposed $230 million Resort Casino along Morocco's Atlantic Coast
-
Donald
Trump Beats Out Larry Bird for last Indiana Casino License; $108 million
Casino to be Built Next to French Lick Springs Resort Hotel
-
The
Valu Inn Has Business License Revoked by City of Montgomery, Alabama; Attorney
for Owner, Chiranji Sharma, Claiming Racial Prejudice
-
John
Q. Hammons Hotels Developing $55 million 230-room Marriott Hotel and 125,000-square-foot
Convention Center in Rodgers, Arkansas, Located Next to Company's Embassy
Suites Property
-
Accor
North America Strategy to Redefine the Red Roof Inn Brand Includes New
Logo for Renovated Properties
-
The
Peninsula Hotels Names New Properties� Management Appointments, Marketing
and
-
Communications
Structures
-
Columbia
Metropolitan CVB Funds Training for First Responders: Hotel Front Line
Staff
-
InnPoints
Worldwide to Provide Direct, End to End Sales Support for their Hotels
Worldwide
July 21, 2004
-
Depreciating
Assets: What Hotel Owners Should Be Considering / Kevin F. Reilly
-
We
Found You to be in Violation of the ADA. You Can Either Pay Us Now or Go
to Court
-
Tom
Higgins, President and CEO of Best Western, to Step Down
-
Mexico's
Emerging Destinations; The Riviera Maya, Punta Mita and the Cabo Corridor
/ Hans Desai
-
Orlando,
the Nation's Second Largest Hotel Market with 116,000 rooms, Has
Few Hotel Openings in the Next 18 Months; Good News for the Existing Hoteliers
-
$20
million in State Tax Credits for Proposed Downtown Providence Convention
Center Hotel Viewed as Fiscally Irresponsible
-
Florida
Timeshare Industry Made a $7.9 Billion Economic Impact in 2002; Florida
had 366 Timeshare Resorts with 27,700 Individual Units at the End of 2002
-
Host
Marriott Posts 2nd Qtr Net Profit of $17 million Compared with a Loss of
$14 million a Year Earlier; RevPAR Up 8.8% / Hotel Statistics
-
MGM
MIRAGE Almost Doubles 2nd Qtr Profit, $104.7 million compared with $53.8
million Previous Year / Hotel Statistics
-
Harrah's
Reports Net Profit of $90.2 million, Up from $76.7 million in the Year
Earlier 2nd Qtr
-
Brighton
Management Seeks to Acquire the 258 room Holiday Inn Select Bakersfield
from John Q. Hammons
-
The
UK Hotel Industry Strongest in Europe; RevPAR in the UK Up 10% Over Same
Period in 2003 / Deloitte
-
The
Carino Collection Adds RockResorts to its Growing Client Roster
-
Dr.
Daniel J. Mount, CHA, Joins the UniFocus Research Advisory Board
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Resort
Data Processing (RDP), Inc. Annual Conference Set for September 20th through
September 23, 2004 at the Lodge at Vail, in Vail, Colorado
July 20, 2004
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Industry
Recovery Evident as Operators Invest in Technology; Install Maestro Property
Management Solutions in Over 1,500 Rooms in June
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The
MGM Mirage-Mandalay and Harrah's-Caesars Mergers Create Questions No One
Can Answer; Worst-case Scenario: the Federal Antitrust Officials Could
Kill Both Deals
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Omitting
the Assessment Phase of Hotel Staff Training May Hurt Customer Service
and the Bottom Line / Paul R. MacKinnon
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Hotel
Design Has Come a Long Way from the Cookie-cutter Days of the 1980s; Designers
Aim for Warm, Nurturing Feel Post-Sept. 11
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Patel
Name Has Long History of Success in Hospitality
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The
Former 377 room Adam�s Mark Mobile Purchased by Retirement Systems of Alabama
from the Presidio Group; Will Undergo a $15.7 million Renovation
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Donahue
Peebles Rose to Prominence in South Florida as the Country's First Black
Developer of a Major Convention Hotel; Peebles Says He's Tired of that
Distinction
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Hoboken
Revival; Developer Applied Development Company Building 225 room W Hotel
Along the Hudson River in New Jersey
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Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. Increases Budget of L'Auberge du Lac, a Casino Resort
Under Construction in Lake Charles, Louisiana to $365 million; Will Include
746 Guestrooms, Tom Fazio Designed Golf Course
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The
Timeshare Sector Reporting Revenue Growth for 10 Years Straight; Moving
from Dogs to Darlings in the Tourism Industry
-
Detroit's
Three Casinos Remain Housed in Temporary Facilities, an Abandoned IRS Center,
a Converted Bread Factory, a Renovated Warehouse; Vegas Style Casino Hotels
May Not Happen
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Wyndham
International to Install WinTrack PM�Mintek Mobile Data Solutions� Mobile
Preventative Maintenance Solution�in 50 of its Hotels
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Fairfield
Resorts, Inc. Expanding Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando with 356 Additional
Timeshare Villas
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15th
Century Convent in Evora, Portugal Undergoing Conversion; the 59 room Hotel
Convento do Espinheiro Will Join The Luxury Collection, by Starwood
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Tim
Gao Named Chief Executive Officer of the Teda Hotels Management Company
Limited
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Industry
Veteran Steven J. Belmonte Joins Prestigious Round Table Group
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Prime
Hospitality Corp. Promotes Bryan K. Hayes to Senior Vice President of Operations
- East Division
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Post
Ranch Inn Receives Small Luxury Hotels "Hotel of the Year" Award
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BringYourPet.com
Sees Substantial Growth in 2nd Quarter of 2004
-
Terra
Nova Corporate Housing Now Operating as Marriott ExecuStay Southern
California
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The
324-room Four Points by Sheraton Rebranded Clarion Hotel Riverwalk, San
Antonio
July 19, 2004
-
Here
Are a Couple of Points I have Learned Regarding Hospitality Management
/ Barry Williams, Independent Motel Operator
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Is
the Hotel Industry Smart Enough to Avoid Overbuilding; Ten Reasons Why
Real Estate Markets Become Overbuilt / Jack Corgel
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Hawaii
Land Development Corporation and the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds Acquiring
the Princeville Resort from the Princeville Corporation, Owner Since 1979
-
Marriott
Reports 2nd Qtr Net Profit Rose to $160 million from $125 million a Year
Earlier, RevPAR Up 13% Worldwide; Over One-third Hotel Rooms Added
to Marriott's System in the 2nd Qtr Were Conversions from Other Brands
/ Lodging Statistics
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Akron
Hotels Frustrated with Local CVB; Plans Boycott of Business from the Summit
County Convention & Visitors Bureau
-
Chicago
Architects Name the Hotel Burnham/Reliance Building the Best Preservation
of an Existing Building in Chicago in the last 10 Years
-
After
$19 million Renovation, Peabody Hotel Group Reopens the 263 room Hilton
Little Rock Metro Center
-
Asset
Manager Rim Hospitality Adds Hyatt Flag to the 155-room Vineyard Creek
Hotel, Spa & Conference Center, Santa Rosa, California
-
Holiday
Inn Select Near the University of Central Florida in Orlando Acquired by
The Procaccianti Group
-
John
Q. Hammons Building a $35-million, 250-suite Embassy Suites Hotel and Adjoining
80,000-square-foot Convention Center in Loveland, Colorado
-
Kinseth
Hospitality Adds Three Properties to Management Portfolio in July
-
Maxim
Hotel Brokerage, Inc. Arranges the Sale of the 128-room Hampton Inn � Las
Vegas (Summerlin), NV
-
Molinaro
Koger Opens Los Angeles Office
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the AmeriHost Inn - Hudsonville, Michigan
-
The
Alexander, Miami Beach, Selects TravelCLICK as Electronic Distribution
Partner
-
Andy
Anderson Appointed Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for Destination
Hotels & Resorts
-
Hospitality
Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) Modernizes Membership
Structure
July 15, 2004
-
La
Quinta Acquiring 86 Baymont Inns & Suites and the Baymont Franchise
System of 84 Hotels for $395 million in Cash
-
Marcus
Sell of Baymont Consistent with Commitment to Maximize Shareholder Value;
Impact on Corporate Office Staff to be Determined, First Budgetel Inn Opened
in 1974 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
-
Harrah's
Buying its Rival Caesars For Cash and Stock Deal Valued at $9.44 billion;
Combined, Harrah's and Caesars Will Be Largest Casino Operator in the World
-
NCL/National
Content Liquidators, Inc. Opens the Liquidation Sale of the Mall of America
Grand Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota
-
Radisson
SAS Opens Second Hotel in Turkey, the 153 room Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara
-
Fish
Sold as Red Snapper Often Mislabeled; Telling the Difference Between Fish
Species After Processed into Fillets Can be Tricky
-
Daniel
H. Lesser Named Senior Managing Director of the Hospitality and Gaming
Group, Cushman & Wakefield
-
Pelican�
System and Hotel Booking Solutions Join Forces
-
Jonathan
Gelman Named Executive Sous Chef, Arizona Biltmore
-
The
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa Appoints Three Executives to Management
Team
July 14, 2004
-
Are
Web Based Software Solutions for Hospitality Finally Coming of Age?
-
Top
Five Sure-Fire Hotel Revenue Killers
-
Catering
Sales in Boutique Hotels: How to MaximizeRevenues and Optimize Sales Productivity
/ Brenda G. Fields
-
Are
You Deducting Credit-card Fees from Servers' Tips? An Under-the-Radar Practice
-
Noble
House Hotels & Resorts Repositioning the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront
Resort as an Independent Property
-
Monthly
RevPAR of the 25-Nation European Hotel Industry Rose by 5.2% in May 2004,
Recovery Continues / MKG
-
Fairmont
Sells The Fairmont Glitter Bay in Barbados for Approximately $31 million,
$620,000 Per Room
-
The
Radisson Suites Hotel in Downtown Buffalo to Switch Franchise Brand from
Radisson to Comfort Suites
-
Democratic
Convention Hotel Room Blocks Not Holding Up for Suburban Boston Hotels;
Pullouts Hitting Hotels North of Boston Particularly Hard
-
Rezgateway
Launches One Step Booking Engine for Hotels
-
After
More Than Eight Years of Successful Management, The Regent Jakarta Becomes
Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta
-
Marriott
Vacation Club International Starts Construction of the Marriott Grand Chateau,
888 Vacation Ownership Villas on the Las Vegas Strip
-
Las
Vegas Sands Planning $1.6 billion 3,000 room Palazzo Casino Resort Directly
Across from Wynn Las Vegas
-
Beaumont,
Texas Officials Grapple with Legal Action Against the Hampton Inn, Scottish
Inns and Interstate Inn for Delinquent Occupancy Taxes
-
Colter
Bay Village, A Partnership Between Concessioner Grand Teton Lodge Company
and the National Park Service, Opened in 1957; Designed to Serve 3,000
Visitors a Night
-
Arlington
Hospitality's 51 Hotels Report RevPAR in June 2004 Increased 4.7% Compared
to June 2003, Occupancy Increased 5.5%
-
Discussions
on Union Mergers, Sexual Harassment highlight Cornell�s Third Annual Legal
Roundtable
-
Glen
Sartori Joins GEO Hospitality Management as Vice President of Operations
July 13, 2004
-
Leading
Hotel Chains and Intermediaries to Debate Sales, Marketing and Pricing
Strategies
-
Lexington
Services Boosts Internet Bookings and Revenue for Clients through Targeted
Promotions, and Hands-On Channel Management
-
Laurance
S. Rockefeller, 1910 - 2004; Developed Environmentally Oriented Resorts:
Jackson Lake Lodge, Caneel Bay Plantation, Dorado Beach Hotel, Mauna
Kea Beach Hotel, Little Dix Bay, Woodstock Inn
-
Harrah's
Draws Criticism; Employee Appearance Standards Go "Overboard"
-
Kerzner
Poised to Develop Resort Casinos in Three Leading Markets in the United
Kingdom; Appointed Preferred Developer for Projects in Glasgow and Manchester
-
Are
Small Resorts Unfairly Treated by the AAA and Mobil Rating Criteria / Harry
Nobles
-
The
272 room Crowne Plaza Tampa, Managed by Quorum Hotels, Will Drop Franchise
and Operate Under the Name, The Quorum Hotel
-
Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts Undertaking $50 million in Renovations at Most
Every Property in Portfolio
-
The
179 room Sheraton Augusta Hotel Drops Franchise; Costs of Upgrading to
Meet Sheraton's Standards too Expensive
-
Red
Lion Hotels & WestCoast Hotels Introduce Free �Net4GuestsTM� Wireless
Internet Access for Guests
-
Alphy
Johnson and Brian Young Promoted to Vice Presidents of Operations, Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts
-
Hampton®
Opens Seven Hotels in June 2004; Brand Now Has One Hundred Hotels Open
in the State of Florida
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Sells Hampton Inn in Sturbridge Massachusetts
-
Cauvin
Brings Owner-Oriented Philosophy to Third-Party Management Role
-
The
Plasencia Group Advises on the Sale of the San Jose Wyndham
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Holiday Inn Express in Memphis, Tennessee
-
Celebrity
Chefs Ham it Up at The Mansion on Turtle Creek's Annual BBQ
-
RIU
Opening Fifth Hotel at Playa del Carmen on the Mexican Caribbean Coast,
the 300 room Riu Lupita
-
Hyatt
Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa Names Three to Sales Team
July 12, 2004
July 9, 2004
-
Hotel
Yield Management Professionals Ponder Future; HSMAI Revenue Management
Strategy Wrap Up
-
Outrigger
Enterprises, Inc., Signs Agreement to Sell the 545-room Waikoloa Beach
Marriott and 521-room Wailea Marriott Resorts to Affiliates of Blackstone
Real Estate Advisors
-
North
Carolina Court Affirms Burlington Holiday Inn's Income Approach to Determine
Market Value; Cost Approach too Arbitrary for Assessing Property Value
-
Marriott
Drops Negotiations for the 966-room Adam's Mark, Jacksonville's Largest
Hotel; Not Likely HBE Will Take Property Off the Market
-
Chris
Blackwell Sells The Marlin, Ending His Run as One of South Beach's Highest-profile
Hotel Owners
-
Joie
de Vivre Hospitality Opens the Restored Montgomery Hotel in Downtown San
Jose, 93 Years After Original Opening
-
New
Caribbean Hotel Association President, Mrs. Berthia Parle, MBE, Draws Attention
from Heads of Government on the Region's Major Economic Engine - Tourism
-
Developer
John Tynan Tops Off The Hotel Andalucia, a $32 million Hotel in Downtown
Santa Barbara, California
July 8, 2004
-
Brand
Asset and a Balancing Act in the Hotel Industry; Asset Value of a Hotel
Brand Rides on the Foundation of Balanced Marketing and Operations / Dr.
Gabor Forgacs
-
Becker
Ventures Acquires Paramount Hotel for $126.5 million from Morgans Hotel
Group; Hard Rock / Sol Meliá Joint Venture Will Operate as Re-branded
Hard Rock Hotel New York
-
TriYar
Hospitality LLC Developing a 225 room W Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona; Hornberger
& Worstell, Architects for the W San Francisco, Retained as the Architect
-
Regent
International Hotels Signs Agreement to Open Luxury Hotel in Bal Harbour,
Florida; Scheduled to Open in Late 2006
-
Managing
Human Resources in the Hospitality Industry: Putting Values Into Practice
/ David Wheelhouse and Chris Longstreet
-
Dallas
Convention Center Has Difficulty Getting Signed Contracts for Major Events;
Only 5 of 23 Scheduled Conventions in 2005 Have Signed Contracts
-
Rocco
Forte Hotels and Bank of Scotland Acquire Le Richemond in Geneva for $79.3
million; Plans to Refurbish and Extend the Hotel to 125 rooms
-
Pawtucket,
R.I., City Council Losing Patience with Hand-picked Developer for Proposed
200 room Hampton Inn on City Land
-
Molinaro
Koger Facilitates Sale of Sheraton Bucks County Hotel to Ashford Hospitality
Trust
-
The
250-room Traders Hotel, Dubai Opens; Owned by Zubair Corporation, the Property
is the Sixth Traders Hotel for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
-
Spanish
Development Consortia Name Starwood's W Hotels as Operator of 475-room
Waterfront Hotel in Barcelona, Spain
-
Kite
Companies Appoint Conrad Hotels to Operate Luxury Hotel and Residences
Project in Indianapolis
-
Surati
Management Group Breaks Ground on 80 room Hampton Inn in East Windsor,
New Jersey
-
Wyndham
Anatole Chooses Bartech Automatic Minibars; Automatic Solution Streamlines
Operations
-
for
over 900+ Guest Rooms
-
BringYourPet.com
Extends its Paw to Hotel Chains around the World
-
Parker
Properties Secures Marriott Franchise for Renaissance ClubSport Hotel in
Aliso Viejo, California; 175-room Hotel Will Have 67,300-square-foot Sports
Club
-
Developer
Kirk Sykes Opens 175 room Hampton Inn & Suites in Boston's Roxbury
Neighborhood
-
Fourteen
Independent Hotels Join the Great Hotels Organisation
July 7, 2004
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